
Enhanced network connectivity and performance
February 13, 2025
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6870 offers high network connectivity, enabling seamless transitions to technologies such as Wi-Fi 7.
Colombes, France – February 13, 2025 - Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of secure networking and communication solutions that enable organizations and industries to accelerate their operational efficiencies and competitiveness, has unveiled the OmniSwitch® 6870 Premium Stackable Gigabit and Multi-gigabit LAN Switch family. Purpose-built to address the demands of modern businesses, the OmniSwitch 6870 high speed network switch delivers fast, reliable, and scalable connectivity while enabling seamless transitions to next-generation technologies like Wi-Fi 7.
Key features of the OmniSwitch 6870 family include:
- Multi-gigabit Access: Seamlessly supports next-generation devices and high-bandwidth applications, ensuring peak performance
- Ultra-Fast Uplinks: Delivers up to 200G uplinks for ultra-fast data transfer and minimal bottlenecks
- OmniFabric (Multi-Technology Fabric): Integrates SPB and VxLAN, with plans to also support EVPN and MPLS in the future, providing customers with the flexibility to leverage the best technology depending on their needs and increasing interoperability with existing network equipment
- Advanced PoE: Distributes higher power per port (up to 95W), ideal for Wi-Fi 6E/7 and IoT networks, ensuring reliable performance under variable power conditions
- Robust Security: Provides advanced LAN encryption (MACsec) on all ports and Secure Boot, ensuring only trusted manufacturer-approved software runs on the device. This minimizes the risk of malware and unauthorized code execution
- Stack Refresh: Designed for seamless upgrades or expansion, making it perfect for scaling premium access switches
Transforming Enterprise Networks
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6870 series is augmenting what’s possible for enterprise networks.
About Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise provides secure networking and communication solutions which enable organizations and industries to accelerate their operational efficiencies and competitiveness. In the Cloud. On Premises. Hybrid.
All solutions have built-in security, limited environmental impact and are fully compliant with data protection requirements of organizations and individuals at a national sovereignty and international industry level.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise focus on three pillars: Environment Sustainability, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance, providing technology solutions for the good of the environment, people, and business.
Over 100 years of innovation have made the company a trusted advisor to more than a million customers across the world.
With headquarters in France and 3,400 business partners worldwide, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise achieves an effective global reach with a local focus.
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